Loaded up, Gradual decline

Since it again was raining that crossed mowing the grass off my potential activities for Wednesday night.  Instead I decided to stop at Costco, which I had not frequented in a number of weeks.  I bought the most amount of groceries there that I can ever recall, loading up mostly on food items that are easy to prepare but relatively healthy.  With a bill of over $200 I hopefully should be set in the food department for a little while.

I was considering taking my OneWheel GT to the park after sunset last night but light rain was still cycling through the area.  I instead took in a couple episodes of Umbrella Academy and even played a little WoW, which has not happened in months.

Ever since Fiona died, leaving Kathy as the sole survivor of my flock of chickens which at one time numbered as high as 13, I have seen changes in her.  Not having to contend for food with other chickens has made her less aggressive and vocal.  She also has seemed depressed, quite often just sitting in one spot for prolonged periods of time instead of moving around the chicken yard regularly like she used to do.  I have said before how for the most part barnyard animals like to be in groups, isolation makes them unhappy.

In the mornings when I am out there at 5:45 cleaning the coop part of the routine is picking Kathy up and carrying her out to the yard.  I have noticed that she clearly has been losing weight, another sign of decline that I have seen repeatedly with other birds. She also has had diarrhea for at least a couple years.  I am not planning for any heroic measures, I’ll just keep spoiling her the best I can.  The highlight of her day is when I bring out a handful of blueberries twice a day.  She gets genuinely excited for them, and not much else.